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Lots of webs in the garden at the moment, but precious few spiders. They're probably all behind me...
I was fascinated by this orb weaver web's unique, dragonfly-shaped stabilimentum. I've read a few explanations for these conspicuous structures found in some orb weaver webs -- that they make the web more visible to birds, so that birds don't accidentally fly through the web and destroy it; that the stabilimentum silk reflects UV light and attracts prey; or that the structure simply helps hide the spider by disguising its outline. In any case, the structure of this one was interesting.
This morning it was foggy when i got up , i was standing on my back patio and seen this as the sun was coming up, grabbed my camera and took a couple shots , i was pleased with this one
This was taken the day after a big rainstorm hit Fort Collins. 3-5 inches of rain per hour for a few hours. The next day brought lots of early morning fog, a rarity in this area.
“When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion...”
- Ethiopian Proverb
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